St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22
Miscellaneous.
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AN ACT to regulate the practice of medicine in
the State Of Minnesota, and to license phvsi-
Clans and surgeons and to punish persons vio-
lat1ng the provisions of this act. 50
Be it euac ed by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota: A"'''
SECTION I. The governor of this state shall
appoint a board OF examiners, to be known as
the state board OF medical examiners consisting
OF nine t9' members, who Shall hold their office
for three years after such appointment and un-
I'll their success rs are appointed.
Provided, That the members thereof first ap-
pointed under this act shall he divided into
three classes, each class to consist Of three The
first class shall hold office under said appoint
ment for The period of one year, the second
class for two years and the third class for three
years from the date OF their appointment.
IL is further provided that no member thereof
shall be appointed to serve for more than two
terms III succession. and no member of any COL
lege or university having medical department
shalt be appointed to serve as member OF said
boat d, two OF which shall be homeopathic ply
scians.
SEC .. Said board of medical examin-
ers shall elect a president, secretary
seal. The president and SECRETARY shall
have the power to administer oaths. Said
board of medical examiners shall hold meetings
for examination at the capitol of this state on
the first Tuesday of January April, July and
October of each year. and such other meetings
as said board may from time TO time appoint.
Said board shall keep record OF all the pro-
ceedings thereof. and also record or register of
all applicants for fcens5, to-ether with his or
her age time spent in the study of medicine,
and the name and location of all institutions
granting to such applicants degrees or certif-
Gates of lectures in medicine or surgery. Said
register shall also show whether such applicant
was rejected or licensed under this act. Said
books and register shall be prima facie evidence
OF all OF the matters therein r corded.
SEC. 3. All persons hereafter commencing the
practice of medicine and surgery, in any of It's
branches in Ibis state. shall apply to said board
for license SO to do. and such applicant, at
the time and Place desienated by said
board at the regular meeting OF said
board shall submit 10 examination in the
| following branches, to- w.t. Anatomy, physio-
logy. che nissry, histology, materia medica. thera-
| peutlcS, preventive medicines, practice of
| Inedicne, surgery, obstetrics diseases of women
and children, diseases of the nervous system,
| diseases of the eye and ear medical jurspru-
| dence and such other branches as the board
! snail deem advsable, and present evidence of
| having attended three courses of lectures of at
| least six months each; said board shall cause
such examination to be both scientific and prac-
tical, bu5 of sufficient severity to test he cald-
| When desired. said examination NAV be con
Quoted in the presence of the dean OF any medi-
| cal school, or the president of any medical So
ciety of this state. After examination said
board shall grant license to such applicant TO
practice medicine and surgery in the STATE OF
Minnesota: which said license eau only he
| granted by consent of not less than severn "a
memb ers of said board, aud which said license
| shall be signed Y the president and
secretary of said board and attested
by the seal thereof The fee of such examita-
ton shall be the sum of ten $40 dollars and
shall be paid by the applicant to the treasurer Of